Brazil’s “Museum of Tomorrow” (Museu do Amanhã)Just in time for...

The Museum of Tomorrow (Museu do Amanhã), designed by architect Santiago Calatrava (http://ift.tt/zsXvqo) , has just been inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located on Mauá Pier, the museum is the cornerstone of the plan to revitalise Rio’s previously derelict old port district, Porto Maravilha (meaning “marvellous port”), an area intrinsically linked with Rio’s cultural history. According to Calatrava, Carioca culture and Brazilian nature, particularly the bromeliads in Rio’s Botanical Gardens, were both sources of inspiration for its design.